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CHILD HIV INFECTION
Jharkhand: 5 thalassemia-affected children test HIV positive after blood transfusion; 3 officials suspended, probe orderedFive children in Chaibasa, Jharkhand, contracted HIV after receiving infected blood during transfusions. The state government has ordered a...- Promising HIV cure could be achieved through children: Decade long tests revealGlobal HIV research indicates a potential cure for children through early antiretroviral therapy (ART). A small group of HIV-infected infan...
- Trump’s foreign aid freeze may put millions of children at HIV risk, warns Lancet reportA Lancet report warns that suspending or limiting funding to PEPFAR could lead to dire consequences in the African region. By 2030, one mil...
- World AIDS Day 2024: AIDS and HIV are often confused as the same disease. Debunking the popular mythWorld AIDS Day 2024: Thanks to advancements in treatment, HIV is no longer a death sentence. By adhering to antiretroviral therapy, people ...
- US pediatrics group reverses decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeedingPeople with HIV can now breastfeed their babies if they are on effective medications, according to a new report from the American Academy o...
- Strep A infection kills third youngster in week. Check symptoms, treatment, key detailsOne of the six-year-old students at Ashford Church of England School in Surrey passed away as a result of the outbreak on Friday. Strap-to-...
- Over 17 lakh people contracted HIV in India in last 10 yrs by unprotected sex: RTI replyAmong the states, Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest number of such cases of HIV transmission at 3,18,814 followed by Maharashtra at 2,84,...
- A child or young person newly infected with HIV every 100 seconds last year: UNICEFWarning that children are being left behind in the fight against HIV, it said that prevention efforts and treatment for children remain som...
- Payment delays by NACO causing HIV drugs scarcityCipla, the sole producer of lopinavir/ritonavir, a combination HIV drug prescribed for paediatric patients, has stopped manufacturing it ov...
- New drug may prevent HIV transmission in women, kidsUp to 45 per cent of HIV-infected mothers will transmit the virus to their child, usually through breastfeeding, researchers said.
- Not a single case of mother-to-child HIV transmission in GoaNot a single case of mother-to-child HIV transmission has been reported during the last year in Goa, as compared to the national average of...
- Teen in remission from HIV 12 years after stopping meds: ResearchersA French teenager born with HIV has been in remission for 12 yrs after stopping her medication & this renews hope for the prospect of early...
- Cipla gets USFDA nod for Lopinavir, Ritonavir oral pelletsCipla has received approval from US health regulator USFDA for Lopinavir and Ritonavir oral pellets used for treating AIDS in infants and y...
- Over one lakh new HIV cases reported in China in 2014China has reported 104,000 new HIV/AIDS infections in 2014, up 14.8 per cent from the previous year- Central health authority
- PM wants NREGS facility extended to HIV+ peopleOn Monday, Dr Manmohan Singh officially called for linking the country's HIV programmes and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gu...
- PM for building linkages between MNERGA and AIDS programmeLinkages should be built between MNERGA and HIV/AIDS programmes to facilitate employment of HIV positive persons, Prime Minister said.
- New test identifies infants’ HIV status earlyA simple blood test is now helping India identify the status of children born to HIV positive mothers as early as six weeks after their bir...
- Govt to reduce mother to child HIV transmission by 2011With a whopping number of over 23,000 children getting HIV from their mothers every year, the government has planned several steps to drast...
- Docs suspended for refusing to deliver baby of HIV+ womanTwo doctors in UP were suspended after refusing to deliver the baby of an HIV-positive woman.
- 'Treat HIV patients with dignity at work places'Most persons suffering from HIV-AIDS have done nothing wrong to get infected with the disease and should be treated like humans, especially...
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